| Nationality | Brazilian American |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Nicholas Codicasa Monteiro |
| Birth date | 20 October 2005 (age 20) |
| Birth place | Pembroke Pines, Florida, U.S. |
| Current series | Indy NXT |
| First year | 2025 |
| Current team | DEForce Racing |
| Car number | 4 |
| Former teams | HMD Motorsports |
| Starts | 1 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 27th |
| Year | 2025 |
| Prev series | Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America FR Oceania NASCAR Brasil Series USF Pro 2000 Italian F4 F4 Brazilian Copa Brasil de Fórmula Delta |
| Prev series years | 2025 2025 2024 2023–2025 2022 2022 2022 |
Nicholas Codicasa Monteiro (born 20 October 2005 in Pembroke Pines[1]) is a Brazilian and American racing driver competing in Indy NXT for A. J. Foyt Racing.
Born in Pembroke Pines, Florida, Monteiro started his single-seater career in 2022, competing in Brazilian F4. He then competed in the USF Pro 2000 Championship from 2023 to 2025.[2]
Career
Karting
Monteiro started out in karts at the age of seven, competing in the Mirim class of the 14th Copa Brasil series.[3] Moving up to the Sprinter class in 2020,[4] Monteiro continued karting until 2022, last competing in the Brazilian KZ Championship in the KZ Graduados class.[5]
Formula 4
Having been announced as one of the fifteen drivers set to compete in the inaugural season of the F4 Brazilian Championship, Monteiro was confirmed to be joining TMG Racing following a draw which decided the team and driver combinations.[6] Finishing second in the season-opener,[7] Monteiro finished third in all three races of the second Interlagos round, on his way to eighth in the standings at season's end.[8]
During 2022, Monteiro also competed in two rounds of the Italian F4 Championship for Cram Motorsport, scoring a best result of 26th in race two at Vallelunga.[9]
USF Pro 2000 Championship
2023
In 2023, Monteiro joined NeoTech Motorsport's single car-operation in the USF Pro 2000 Championship,[10] with technical support from TJ Speed Motorsports.[11] Scoring a best result of eleventh twice, at Toronto,[12] Monteiro joined TJ Speed Motorsports for the final round at Portland.[13] Following a crash in race one, Monteiro was unable to compete for the rest of the weekend and ended his maiden season in USF Pro 2000 nineteenth in points.[14]
2024
Monteiro joined DEForce Racing in late 2023 for his sophomore season in the USF Pro 2000 Championship alongside Mac Clark and Jorge Garciarce.[15] Taking a best result of seventh in race two at Toronto, Monteiro ended the season thirteenth in points after collecting four more top-ten finishes.[16]
2025
Monteiro returned for a third season in the USF Pro 2000 Championship for DEForce Racing alongside Jorge Garciarce as the team scaled back to two cars.[17] After scoring just two top-tens in the first two rounds, Monteiro switched to Turn 3 Motorsport, driving the No. 22 entry, previously driven by Elliot Cox.[18] In the following five rounds, Monteiro scored a best result of sixth six times, en route to a tenth-place points finish despite missing the final round at Portland.[19]
Indy NXT
2025
In August, Monteiro joined HMD Motorsports to make his Indy NXT debut at the third-to-last round at Portland,[20] finishing 14th on his debut.[21]
2026
In 2026, Monteiro will step up to Indy NXT full-time with A. J. Foyt Racing.[22]
Other racing
2024
Alongside his commitments in USF Pro 2000, Monteiro competed in the second season of the NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race series in the Challenge class.[23] On a part-time schedule, he scored a lone class win at Autodromo Potenza.[24]
2025
In early 2025, Monteiro made his debut in Formula Regional machinery, joining mtec Motorsport to compete in the Formula Regional Oceania Championship.[25] At the final round of the season at Highlands Motorsport Park, Monteiro scored his only podium of the season, finishing second in the reverse-grid race behind Nikita Johnson.[26] Monteiro also returned to the newly-rebranded NASCAR Brasil Series for 2025, joining MX Vogel for his sophomore season in the series.[27]
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Copa Brasil de Fórmula Delta | [8] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10th |
| F4 Brazilian Championship | TMG Racing | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 8th | |
| Italian F4 Championship | Cram Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54th | |
| 2023 | USF Pro 2000 Championship | NeoTech Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 19th |
| TJ Speed Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | USF Pro 2000 Championship | DEForce Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 13th |
| NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race - Challenge | N/A | ? | 1 | ? | ? | ? | 172 | 7th | |
| 2025 | Formula Regional Oceania Championship | mtec Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 12th |
| USF Pro 2000 Championship | DEForce Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 10th | |
| Turn 3 Motorsport | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| NASCAR Brasil Series - Challenge | MX Vogel | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 90 | 10th | |
| Indy NXT | HMD Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 27th | |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Pro-Am | RAFA Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16th | |
| 2026 | Indy NXT | A. J. Foyt Racing | |||||||
| Source:[28][29] | |||||||||
Complete F4 Brazilian Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | TMG Racing | MOG1 1 2 | MOG1 2 9 | MOG1 3 4 | INT1 1 11 | INT1 2 14 | INT1 3 11 | INT2 1 3 | INT2 2 3 | INT2 3 3 | MOG2 1 12 | MOG2 2 14 | MOG2 3 11 | GYN 1 12 | GYN 2 12 | GYN 3 5 | INT3 1 7 | INT3 2 6 | INT3 3 6 | 8th | 100 |
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Cram Motorsport | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | IMO 3 | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | MIS 3 | SPA 1 30 | SPA 2 29 | SPA 3 31 | VLL 1 34 | VLL 2 26 | VLL 3 31† | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | RBR 3 | RBR 4 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | MNZ 3 | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | MUG 3 | 54th | 0 |
American open-wheel racing results
USF Pro 2000 Championship
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | NeoTech Motorsport | STP 1 19 | STP 2 13 | SEB 1 17 | SEB 2 15 | IMS 1 14 | IMS 2 16 | IRP 13 | ROA 1 20 | ROA 2 12 | MOH 1 12 | MOH 2 16 | TOR 1 11 | TOR 2 11 | COTA 1 15 | COTA 1 16 | 19th | 106 | |||
| TJ Speed Motorsports | POR 1 19 | POR 2 18 | POR 3 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | DEForce Racing | STP 1 12 | STP 2 15 | LOU 1 16 | LOU 2 15 | LOU 3 17 | IMS 1 13 | IMS 2 8 | IMS 3 16 | IRP 12 | ROA 1 11 | ROA 2 11 | ROA 3 9 | MOH 1 17 | MOH 2 11 | TOR 1 10 | TOR 2 7 | POR 1 11 | POR 2 10 | 13th | 162 |
| 2025 | DEForce Racing | STP 1 7 | STP 2 13 | LOU 1 15 | LOU 2 15 | LOU 3 10 | 10th | 185 | |||||||||||||
| Turn 3 Motorsport | IMS 1 6 | IMS 2 6 | IMS 3 6 | IRP 6 | ROA 1 17 | ROA 2 12 | ROA 3 6 | MOH 1 6 | MOH 2 15 | TOR 1 12 | TOR 2 7 | POR 1 | POR 2 | ||||||||
Indy NXT
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | HMD Motorsports | STP | BAR | IMS | IMS | DET | GMP | RDA | MOH | IOW | LAG | LAG | POR 14 | MIL | NSH | 27th | 16 | |||
| 2026 | A. J. Foyt Racing | STP 23 | ARL 22 | BAR 14 | BAR 19 | IMS 18 | IMS 18 | DET 17 | GAT | ROA | ROA | MOH | MOH | NSS | POR | MIL | LAG | LAG | 23rd* | 79* |
Complete Formula Regional Oceania Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | mtec Motorsport | TAU 1 12 | TAU 2 11 | TAU 3 13 | HMP 1 DSQ | HMP 2 14 | HMP 3 14 | MAN 1 9 | MAN 2 5 | MAN 3 13 | TER 1 11 | TER 2 12 | TER 3 13 | HIG 1 7 | HIG 2 2 | HIG 3 12 | 12th | 132 |
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